Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Malaysia
Malaysia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) was 38,720 number in 2004. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia, 2000–2004
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2004, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia stood at 38,720 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over five years.
Malaysia ranks 29th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number) (Teachers) in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,883 number | — |
| 2001 | 31,630 number | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 32,778 number | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 35,729 number | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 38,720 number | +8.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 38,720 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15,848 number, 2.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 38,720 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,382 number, 4.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More education data for Malaysia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 88.9 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 88.03 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 217,105 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 475,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 460,041 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.06 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Malaysia was 38,720 number in 2004, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 38,720 number in 2004.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,883 number in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Malaysia ranks 29th out of 131 countries with data for 2004.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.